GLOBAL INITIATIVE «4 PER 1000» AND POSSIBILITIES OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The goals and objectives of the «4 per 1000» international initiative are highlighted in the article. The idea of the initiative is to increase carbon sequestration in soil, thereby reducing its amount in the atmosphere. This would be one of the opportunities to counteract global warming, while simultaneously contributing to the improvement of soil productivity and thus to the increase in food production. Increased soil carbon sequestration underlies a number of sustainable development goals. Global carbon dioxide emissions are steadily increasing. In Ukraine, unlike in the world, CO2 emissions are steadily declining. However, such a reduction is primarily due to the country’s GDP decline rather than the introduction of measures to green the economy. The carbon intensity of Ukrainian GDP is one of the highest in the world. The implementation of the «4 per 1000» initiative in Ukraine can be one of the tools to curb the growth of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and at the same time to increase the productivity of agricultural land and to green the economy.